Month: May 2026
Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. The history-minded among us might know the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, when Gen. Nathanael Greene’s Continental Army squared off against Lord Cornwallis. Greene famously won by losing, inflicting such devastation on the British forces that they withdrew from the Carolinas. Far fewer people know what happened a…
Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning for a special edition in observance of Memorial Day. Three weeks ago, U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10) used his allotted time during a congressional hearing to detail a battle in Afghanistan in 2015. Harrigan’s account is chilling. A small Special Forces element encountered a 2,000-strong Taliban force…
From the Desk of Mike Rusher Today, I’d like to provide you with an update on the impactful All in NC marketing campaign, which stacked up success stories during its three-year run. The All in NC marketing effort stemmed from a small group of North Carolina business leaders who recognized early that having a strong pro-business climate was not…
Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. The childcare challenge – often referred to as a crisis – facing North Carolina and the nation has attracted considerable attention in recent years, including in the TRC Nexus newsletter. Specific attitudes vary, but the general sentiment goes something like this: Sending a child to regular day care (not…
Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. This week, the North Carolina Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education held its inaugural meeting. The historic effort takes a business-minded approach to improving the public education system, with backing from Governor Josh Stein, Speaker Destin Hall, Senate Leader Phil Berger, together with the state’s business community.…